Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, when asked whether the federal government would invest in the C$7.4 billion ($5.8 billion) project, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: "We are looking at all options -- that’s on the table. We’re not ruling anything out. We are doing an assessment of what might be necessary, working with the government of Alberta."; M, L# }. z4 i% ]% \& t
Carr's comments follow Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's pledge on Sunday that the oil-rich province was prepared to invest in the pipeline to ensure the project moves ahead.# d/ Z7 F# V! [& q: H' n: M
/ d0 p3 x' a( [6 g加拿大资源部长表态, 会考虑联邦政府投资横山油管的可能性。 ' _8 N1 ?: \0 S7 g3 v+ ^. S# r阿省政府更是说要投资横山油管。0 ~$ K( q0 D7 O
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联邦与阿省政府联合投资,是一个切实可行的解决方案。6 y$ x" U1 K$ @* m2 E' s9 ] y! o
这个投资,比投资Bombardier Inc 更有意义。如果做得好,油管干脆由联邦政府运营,变‘国有资产’。 ( {+ h4 [ a u; A! M) T6 S